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The best coming-of-age films

Arkiv för 13 juli 2008

Au Revoir Les Enfants

Publicerat av lucas4you den juli 13, 2008

Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss between two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy camaraderie- until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Louis Malle´s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.

The film has received numerous awards and was nominated for two Oscars in 1988.

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Más pena que Gloria

Publicerat av lucas4you den juli 13, 2008

A Spanish teenager learns about love, death, and oral hygiene in this bittersweet coming of age story. David (Biel Durán) is a 16-year-old growing up on the poor side of Madrid. David falls in love with Gloria (Bárbara Lennie), a beautiful girl in his class, but he can´t figure out a way to get her to notice him. In time David´s so desperate to get close to Gloria that he starts getting his teeth cleaned by her mother, a neighborhood dentist, who tends to share her problems with her patients.

Awards:

-Silver Biznaga at Málaga Spanish Film Festival in 2001

Nominations:

-Golden Biznaga at Málaga Spanish Film Festival in 2001

-Goya at Goya Awards in 2002

Publicerat i coming of age, teenage boy | Lämna en kommentar »